When to plant Carrots

The planting dates depend on your average frost dates. Enter a ZIP code to get yours, or read the USDA table below.

Earliest safe spring planting dates: carrots
Average last freezePlant
Jan 30Jan 1 – Mar 1
Feb 8Jan 1 – Mar 1
Feb 18Jan 15 – Mar 1
Feb 28Feb 1 – Mar 1
Mar 10Feb 10 – Mar 15
Mar 20Feb 15 – Mar 20
Mar 30Mar 1 – Apr 10
Apr 10Mar 10 – Apr 20
Apr 20Apr 1 – May 15
Apr 30Apr 10 – June 1
May 10Apr 20 – June 15
May 20May 1 – June 1
May 30May 10 – June 1
June 10May 20 – June 1
Latest safe fall planting dates: carrots
Average first freezePlant by
Aug 30May 15 – June 15
Sept 10May 15 – June 15
Sept 20June 1 – July 1
Sept 30June 1 – July 10
Oct 10June 1 – July 20
Oct 20June 15 – Aug 1
Oct 30July 1 – Aug 15
Nov 10Aug 1 – Sept 1
Nov 20Sept 1 – Nov 1
Nov 30Sept 15 – Dec 1
Dec 10Sept 15 – Dec 1
Dec 20Sept 15 – Dec 1

Source: USDA Home and Garden Bulletin No. 9 (1967), “Suburban and Farm Vegetable Gardens,” tables 4 and 5. The bulletin scan.

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